Tayvallich
Tayvallich is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant or café and 3 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tayvallich area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Argyll and Bute area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- Argyll and Bute
- County
- Argyll and Bute
- Constituency
- Argyll and Bute
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 15° / 12° · 86% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:56
13h 13m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom
Road safety
97 reported road collisions (2024)
51 killed or seriously injured · 146 casualties · 11.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
Buses & trains
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£179,020 average▼ 3.7% YoY
Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
87,310 residents in Argyll and Bute
- Under 16: 14%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Scotland
5% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Council control
SNP / Liberal Democrat / Independent / Labour / Green coalition
- Lab 1
- Con 6
- LD 4
- Ref 2
- Oth 13
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,875 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £25,001 avg
e.g. Classroom Assistant - ELC - ARB18593
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£726 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,370 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership331 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s305 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Reduce VAT on hospitality to 10%: protect jobs, communities & UK competitiveness297 local signatures · 15,803 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office231 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers191 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Tayvallich · 0.5 kmTayvallich is a small village in the Knapdale area of Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. The village name has its origins in Gaelic, and means the "house of the pass". The village is built around a sheltered harbour o…
Taynish National Nature Reserve · 2.0 kmTaynish National Nature Reserve is situated southwest of the village of Tayvallich in the council area of Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. The reserve encompasses almost all of the Taynish peninsula, whi…
Eilean Loain · 2.3 kmEilean Loain is a small island in Loch Sween and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
- Ashfield, Argyll and Bute · 2.9 km
Ashfield is a village in the civil parish of North Knapdale, in Knapdale, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has a sheep farm and cottage and once had a school.
Achnamara · 3.7 kmAchnamara is a village in the Scottish council area of Argyll and Bute. Its location is approximately 56°1' N 5°34' W. Achnamara means 'field by the sea'. The name is formed from the Gaelic words achadh 'field', the d…
Loch Sween · 6.3 kmLoch Sween is a sea loch located near Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Castle Sween is located on the southern shore towards the seaward end of the loch. The village of Tayvallich, a favoured haven for water c…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tayvallich?
- Tayvallich is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
- How deprived is Tayvallich?
- The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Tayvallich, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.